1956–57 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

1956–57 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
1956–57 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	8-16 (4-10 SEC)
Head coach	Harbin Lawson (6th season);
Captain	Curtis Gleaton

The 1956-57 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 1956-57 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1956-57 season was Curtis Gleaton.^[1]

Roster

1956–57 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	Ray Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	Curtis Gleaton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C	Henry Cabaniss	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Fred Franks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
G	Fred Edmondson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	Sonny Poss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	Joe De Foor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
G	Don Hartsfield	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
G	Bobby Chaney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
F	Terry Hagan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
G	Harold Krafchick	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
G	Virgil Mills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	Chuck Kammers	—	—

Head coach

Harbin Lawson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/5/1956	Mercer	W 88-77	1–0	Athens, GA
12/8/1956	South Carolina	L 74-97	1–1	Athens, GA
12/18/1956	at Georgia Tech	L 53-80	1–2
12/21/1956	at South Carolina	L 81-96	1–3
12/27/1956	Clemson	W 84-76	2–3	Athens, GA
12/28/1956	South Carolina	W 64-62	3–3	Athens, GA
12/31/1956	at Florida	W 69-62	4–3
1/1/1957	at Florida State	W 72-68	5–3
1/6/1957	LSU	W 78-70	6–3	Athens, GA
1/7/1957	Tulane	L 54-72	6–4	Athens, GA
1/12/1957	Auburn	W 75-72	7–4	Athens, GA
1/21/1957	Florida State	L 63-86	7–5	Athens, GA
1/23/1957	at Mercer	L 71-91	7–6
1/26/1957	at Auburn	L 66-73	7–7
1/28/1957	at Alabama	L 73-89	7–8
2/2/1957	at Tennessee	L 53-91	7–9
2/9/1957	Alabama	W 64-52	8–9	Athens, GA
2/14/1957	Georgia Tech	L 65-67	8–10	Athens, GA
2/16/1957	Ole Miss	L 91-99	8–11	Athens, GA
2/18/1957	Missippi State	L 73-86	8–12	Athens, GA
2/23/1957	at Georgia Tech	L 60-74	8–13
2/25/1957	at Vanderbilt	L 51-75	8–14
3/2/1957	Florida	L 65-85	8–15	Athens, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ ^a ^b "1956-57 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1957-1] "1956-57 Georgia Bulldogs basketball Results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[2] "Georgia Bulldogs Year-by-Year results". Retrieved January 28, 2026.

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